Your grandmother has recently been complaining about not sleeping well and not feeling rested. Given what you learned in this chapter on sleep and waking, what would be the BEST advice you could give her (other than to see her doctor for a checkup, of course)?
a. Make sure she eats an evening meal low in carbohydrates to minimize production of serotonin
b. Put the television in her bedroom and tell her to fall asleep watching the evening news.
c. Keep mentally active doing things in which she is interested.
d. The first thing she should do is get sleeping pills from her doctor and take them every night.
c
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The part of the nervous system that controls digestion and blood flow is the
a. somatic nervous system. b. motor nervous system. c. sensory nervous system. d. autonomic nervous system.
Which of the following is true of cultural concepts of distress (CCD)?
a) The concept of cultural explanation is not an element of cultural concept of distress. b) The tenets of cultural concepts of distress are relevant for understanding all psychological disorders. c) The tenets of cultural concepts of distress are relevant for understanding psychological disorders limited only to the Western world. d) The concept of culture-bound syndromes is a broader and more comprehensive construct than the DSM-V's label of cultural concepts of distress.